It's one of those days...

But at least it's sunny outside again! :)

So for starters, I have been using ovulation predictor tests in hope that if we happen to ovulate we might have a better chance. Well, we're 2 weeks behind the "normal" schedule, but things might be looking up! The test was very positive the past 2 days. Woohoo! I would be so happy if things finally just worked on their own. I just have to really remember to leave it in God's hands. Ultimately, it's all up to him.

Then, I somehow have 6 cousins (some blood and some not) who are all either pregnant, about to pop or just had their babies! CRAZY! I guess the fertility part skipped me. It's all good though. My dear little cousin, Britney, went into false labor today. (I find myself living through people sometimes and as much as I hate that, it makes me feel better. Does that make sense or am I going crazy?) Needless to say, I was very excited for little Avery to make his grand appearance, but he's decided to stay nice and cozy for a little while longer. I feel so bad for her. She's now overdue and more than ready. Although, I must admit, I wouldn't mind having the chance to be in her shoes right now. It'll happen eventually though!

For those of you who haven't met Dominik yet, he is such a sweet young man. Their culture is so much different than ours. :) He has made such a nice addition to our home and fits right in with our craziness! Domi's energy has made it much easier to be distracted from "infertility reality." 

Please pray that my body might be working on it's own this cycle, that we have some success and for Britney's strength to get through the next few days.

Thanks for listening!

We are the craziest people we know!

So, in the midst of all this trying we have been going through the foster and adoption process through DHS. It amazes me how long it takes the state to do anything. Agh! We started this process in January, finished all of our classes as soon as they would give them and turned in our paperwork/finger prints immediately. Now, 9 months later our references are just getting their reference sheets in the mail. Amazing! There are so many kiddos out there that we would love to wrap in our arms around and help. Whether it be temporarily for foster care or forever for adoption, we don't care. We understand that it will be so incredibly hard to give to give them up for foster care, but at least they will have a safe haven while they can.

As you can probably tell, we are very busy people and are always doing so much at once. Perhaps this is why it seems so hard when nothing works out the way we'd wish.

BUT, two weeks ago we were asked to take in a Foreign Exchange Student for the year. And of course we never say no to a challenge. Really, when it comes down to it, we always make enough food to feed at least one more person and it gets wasted anyway. (We're terrible with leftovers!) We can totally support a teenager as long as we budget right. ;) So, Dominik will be here Sunday night from Germany. We are very excited and it feels good to help his dream come true!

The only thing that keeps going through my head is, "What if everything comes together at the same time!?!?" God wouldn't give us anything we couldn't handle, but I wonder if he thinks we can handle a teenager, little foster kids and a pregnancy/newborn all at the same time. You think? Oh man! lol! Regardless, we are busy which helps keep our mind off just trying all the time. Of course it's always in the back of or minds, but at least there's a break here and there. I feel like I'm ready to take on the world!

I am going to go finish up Dominik's room and I'll post pictures later. I'm sure he'll be thrilled with the color choices! Haha! Our nephew's favorite colors are bright blue and bright green....can you imagine what this room looks like?